{"id":4461,"date":"2020-03-03T04:44:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T03:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/?page_id=4461"},"modified":"2024-03-26T16:38:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:38:13","slug":"organic-content-standard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icea.bio\/en\/certifications\/non-food\/biological-and-sustainable-textile-products\/organic-content-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Content Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; pb_border_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;initial-section&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Organic Content Standard<\/strong>\u00a0(OCS).\u00a0Certify textile products, manufacturing activities.\u00a0Enhance textile products made with natural fibers &#8211; vegetable or animal &#8211; produced and certified in accordance with the criteria of organic agriculture.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [blank_spacer height=&#8221;85px&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;] [spb_text_block title=&#8221;INFORMATION&#8221; pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; pb_border_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;info&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1035 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/icea.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/certificazioni-organic_content_standard-360w-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icea.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/certificazioni-organic_content_standard-360w-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icea.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/certificazioni-organic_content_standard-360w-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/icea.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/certificazioni-organic_content_standard-360w-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/icea.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/certificazioni-organic_content_standard-360w.jpg 360w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a title=\"Organic Content Standard (OCS)\" href=\"http:\/\/textileexchange.org\/integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Organic Content Standard (OCS)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0is promoted internationally by the\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Textile Exchange\" href=\"http:\/\/textileexchange.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Textile Exchange<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0, provides for the release of an\u00a0\u00a0<strong>environmental declaration<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0verified by a third party\u00a0\u00a0<strong>that<\/strong>\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>validates the content of natural fibers<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0from organic agriculture in textile products (both intermediate and finished);<\/li>\n<li><strong>guarantees traceability<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0along the entire production chain of raw materials, intermediate products and finished products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All textile products that are composed of\u00a0<strong>at least 5% of certified organic natural fibers<\/strong>\u00a0can be certified according to the OCS standard\u00a0\u00a0.\u00a0The following aspects\u00a0<strong>do not fall within the scope of OCS<\/strong>\u00a0, therefore\u00a0\u00a0<strong>they are not subject to verification<\/strong>\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Quality requirements<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0of the material<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Safety\u00a0<strong>features<\/strong>\u00a0of the material<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Environmental\u00a0<strong>performance<\/strong>\u00a0and impacts associated with production processes<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Social\u00a0<strong>criteria<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The OCS standard\u00a0\u00a0<strong>applies to all textile manufacturing processes<\/strong> \u00a0starting from ginning, followed by spinning, weaving and all subsequent ennobling processes.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [spb_row row_bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; 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width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;] [spb_text_block title=&#8221;CERTIFICATION PROCESS&#8221; pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; pb_border_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;iter&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<div class=\"sf-icon-box sf-icon-box-left-icon sf-animation sf-icon-\" data-animation=\"fade-from-left\" data-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"sf-icon-cont cont-small sf-icon-float-none sf-icon-\"><span class=\"sf-icon-character sf-icon sf-icon-small\">1<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sf-icon-box-content-wrap clearfix\"><h3><\/h3><div class=\"sf-icon-box-content\"><br \/>\nPreliminary evaluation.<br \/>\nInitial evaluation of the products and of the production process, which also includes the evaluation of the composition of the products for which certification is required, as well as the conformity of raw materials and suppliers.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sf-icon-box sf-icon-box-left-icon sf-animation sf-icon-\" data-animation=\"fade-from-left\" data-delay=\"400\"><div class=\"sf-icon-cont cont-small sf-icon-float-none sf-icon-\"><span class=\"sf-icon-character sf-icon sf-icon-small\">2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sf-icon-box-content-wrap clearfix\"><h3><\/h3><div class=\"sf-icon-box-content\"><br \/>\nOn-site inspection.<br \/>\nOn-site inspection, which aims to ascertain: the effective compliance of the products with the OCS criteria;\u00a0the systematic application of operating procedures for the correct management of identification and traceability in accordance with the criteria set by the Content Claim Standard (CCS) developed and adopted by the Textile Exchange;\u00a0the correct organization and management of manufacturing processes and internal procedures likely to compromise the conformity of the product itself.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sf-icon-box sf-icon-box-left-icon sf-animation sf-icon-\" data-animation=\"fade-from-left\" data-delay=\"600\"><div class=\"sf-icon-cont cont-small sf-icon-float-none sf-icon-\"><span class=\"sf-icon-character sf-icon sf-icon-small\">3<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sf-icon-box-content-wrap clearfix\"><h3><\/h3><div class=\"sf-icon-box-content\"><br \/>\nIssuance of the Certificate of Conformity.<br \/>\nIssuance of the Certificate of Conformity on the basis of the information and data collected as part of the evaluation and verification process.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/spb_text_block] [blank_spacer height=&#8221;85px&#8221; 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